Q: Is cake a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are cakes the oldest and are very similar to yeast breads? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are cakes butter cakes? ¶
A: Yes, and sponge cakes, or other cakes flavored with melted chocolate or cocoa powder.
Q: Are cakes sponge cakes with vegetable oil? ¶
A: Yes, and which adds moistness.
Q: Are cakes made from creamed butter? ¶
A: Yes, and sugar, eggs, and flour.
Q: Was cake so simple? ¶
A: Yes, and housewives and other in-home cake makers could expend their creative energy on cake decorating inspired by, among other things, photographs in magazines of elaborately decorated cakes.
Q: Is cake often enhanced by covering it with icing? ¶
A: Yes, or frosting, and toppings such as sprinkles, which are also known as "jimmies" in certain parts of the United States and "hundreds and thousands" in the United Kingdom.
Q: Is cake generally thought of as a cake to serve with coffee or tea at breakfast or at a coffee break? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is cake often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions? ¶
A: Yes, such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays.
Q: Are cakes frequently described according to their physical form? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are cakes thought to be the oldest cakes made without yeast? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is cake a variety of chocolate cake? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is cake widely available in the form of cake mixes? ¶
A: Yes, and wherein some of the ingredients are premixed, and the cook needs add only a few extra ingredients, usually eggs, water, and sometimes vegetable oil or butter.
Q: Is cake made with a pound each of butter? ¶
A: Yes, and sugar, eggs, and flour.
Q: Are cakes chocolate cakes that contains fudge? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are cakes in fact custard pies? ¶
A: Yes, and with a filling made mostly of some form of cheese , and have very little flour added, although a flour-based or graham cracker crust may be used.
Q: Are cakes broadly divided into several categories? ¶
A: Yes, and based primarily on ingredients and mixing techniques.
Q: Are cakes often very traditional in form? ¶
A: Yes, and include such pastries as babka and stollen.
Q: Are cakes spun upon may be used in cake decoration? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is cake a fruit-filled cake baked by a fiancée for her betrothed? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are cakes also very old? ¶
A: Yes, and with evidence of honey-sweetened cakes dating back to ancient Greece.
Q: Were cakes modifications of breads? ¶
A: Yes, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies.
Q: Is cake a white sponge cake that uses only the whites of the eggs and is traditionally baked in a tube pan? ¶
A: Yes.